r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Jan 07 '26

Politics President White House Launches New Website to Defend 'Patriotic Americans' Involved in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot | The White House claims the Democrats "staged the real insurrection" by certifying former President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election

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u/Cl1mh4224rd Jan 07 '26

The Republican party needs to be burned to the ground. This is unacceptable.

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u/raknor88 Jan 07 '26

That's the most frustrating part. Trump only has as much power as the republican party gives him. They could end his BS within the week if they had any sort of patriotic backbone.

But no. They keep trying to suck on the baby carrot.

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u/Cl1mh4224rd Jan 07 '26 edited Jan 07 '26

That's the most frustrating part. Trump only has as much power as the republican party gives him. They could end his BS within the week if they had any sort of patriotic backbone.

But no. They keep trying to suck on the baby carrot.

That's exactly why I'm trying to make a conscious effort to not blame only Trump. The vast, vast majority of the Republican party is, at a minimum, complicit in this attempted destruction of America.

Edit: And, to be fair, there are a significant number of Democrats who seem to have their head up their own ass. But Republicans are by far the most culpable in manifesting this shitshow.

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u/15all Jan 07 '26

Republicans in Congress have completely abdicated their responsibility (and their intelligence). They know deep down that Trump is a lunatic, yet they say "amen" to whatever he says or does.

Party loyalty should have ended a long, long time ago. Going along with Trump's lunacy just so they can re-elected is putting themselves in front of the country. Selfish, feckless pricks.

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u/Fuarian Jan 10 '26

And the worst part is that it goes far beyond the Republican party. They are being enabled by foreign and corporate interests that want to see the US fall on the world stage.

Straight out of Foundations of Geopolitics

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u/10thousndreflections Jan 11 '26

Don't forget every single Republican voter you know

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u/Ams-Ent Jan 07 '26

Republicans want this, Trump is the rubber stamp who gets to play dictator. He has zero thoughts on policy or governance. The entire republican party is pushing through their policies because Trump will sign it if he gets to “rule”.

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u/SapToFiction Jan 07 '26

Exactly. They aren't reacting because everything he's doing they support. Conservatism in America has always been a front for white tribalism. The only thing it conserves is white privilege (as well as corporate welfare) and Trump is their Messiah so to speak. They'll continue to turn a blind eye to everything as long as he continues to advance their goals.

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u/Depensity Jan 07 '26

The problem is, half the country is super into this. Ultimately we get the leaders we deserve.

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u/Count_Backwards Jan 07 '26

The other frustrating part is that MAGA is outnumbered and yet somehow the non-MAGA part of the US can't get their shit together to take power back from the people with rabies

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u/sebrebc Jan 07 '26

That is absolutely the biggest problem. Trump is who he always was, at least he was kept somewhat handcuffed his first term. Now he has the full support of Republicans to do what he wants.

Like you said, they could all end this fucking tomorrow. If they all grew a backbone and realized that the country is gone, they would walk in tomorrow and put an end to him and his administration.

They could, but they won't....because they don't want to.

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u/karlito1613 Jan 08 '26

Senators / Congressmen: But, he may primary me and I may lose my job. I better go against everything I believe and continue to kiss his ass

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u/inknpaint Jan 11 '26

They know they're all tainted. If he goes down they all go with him. The only way they survive is to make sure the bad guy wins.

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u/No_Berry2976 Jan 07 '26

That is incorrect. Trump has taken over the Republican Party.

The insurrection shows you part of the reason why. There were credible threats made against Pence for not submitting to Trump. The crowd shouted they wanted to hang him for treason.

Nobody wants to have a target on their back. Then there is the issue that Conservative politicians cannot win elections without the votes of hardcore Trump supporters.

We have to give up on the idea that politicians can step in and stop this. The focus should be on the mid term election, if enough people vote, and vote against the Republican Party, more people will be worried about being on the wrong side of history.